Republic Day Celebrations To Begin From Jan 23 To Include Netaji Bose’s B’day: Report
Mumbai: The Republic Day celebrations will now reportedly begin from January 23 every year instead of January 24 to include Netaji Subash Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary.
Last year, the Narendra Modi government had decided to observe January 23 as ‘Parakram Divas’ to commemorate Bose’s birth anniversary.
Report said the recent decision is in line with the central government’s focus on celebrating or celebrating important aspects of India’s history and culture.
Other such days, which have become an annual affair, are Partition Scary Remembrance Day on 14 August, Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (Sardar Patel’s birth anniversary) on 31 October, Adivasi Gaurav Diwas (Birsa Munda’s birth anniversary) on 15 November. as of November. December 26 as Constitution Day and December 26 as Veer Bal Diwas (homage to the four sons of Guru Gobind Singh), the report added.
The Center has drawn up a plan to promote Bose-linked sites across the country through curated tours as part of programs to commemorate the anniversary of the formation of the Provisional Government, the Azad Hind Government, announced by Bose on October 21, 1943.
“Identification of such sites has been done and will include multiple routes. We have prepared curated itineraries that cover destinations connected to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. The itineraries will be given to tour operators to promote sites related to Netaji,” an official in the Tourism Ministry was quoted as saying by PTI.
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